Avaskär

Avaskär was a former Danish port city in the province of Blekinge, which now belongs to Sweden. The place was about 50 kilometers south of Kalmar.

History

Very little is known about the original history of the city. It is believed that the Danish King Waldemar IV had destroyed the documents of the city when he reconquered Blekinge in the 14th century. 1451, the Swedish king, Charles VIII and the Danish King Christian I met in Avakär. Both countries were at war since 1449 and at the meeting should be negotiated which country should be entitled to the island of Gotland. At a result, it did not come.

Avaskär was poorly secured and due to the land uplift worsened harbor conditions. On September 15, 1563, the city was burned down during the war Three crown of Sweden. There was a reconstruction, but the heyday of the place was over. 1598 met Sigismund III. one with his fleet in Avaskär and moved from here to Kalmar in order to claim his right to the Swedish throne. A year later, the Danish King Christian IV decided the place with the much better fortified city Kristian Opel to replace. Then Avaskär disappeared from the map.

• Danish history
• History of Sweden in the early modern period
• Deserted village in Sweden
• Karlskrona municipality